EP0408356A3 - Thermal printer and ink ribbon arrangement therefor - Google Patents

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EP0408356A3
EP0408356A3 EP19900307622 EP90307622A EP0408356A3 EP 0408356 A3 EP0408356 A3 EP 0408356A3 EP 19900307622 EP19900307622 EP 19900307622 EP 90307622 A EP90307622 A EP 90307622A EP 0408356 A3 EP0408356 A3 EP 0408356A3
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ink ribbon
thermal printer
arrangement therefor
ribbon arrangement
therefor
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Teruhisa Inoue
Toshiharu Shimosato
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Toshiba TEC Corp
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Tokyo Electric Co Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/22—Supply arrangements for webs of impression-transfer material
    • B41J17/24—Webs supplied from reels or spools attached to the machine
EP90307622A 1989-07-14 1990-07-12 Thermal printer and ink ribbon arrangement therefor Expired - Lifetime EP0408356B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP1182186A JP2544485B2 (en) 1989-07-14 1989-07-14 Printer
JP182186/89 1989-07-14

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EP0408356A2 EP0408356A2 (en) 1991-01-16
EP0408356A3 true EP0408356A3 (en) 1991-07-17
EP0408356B1 EP0408356B1 (en) 1994-06-22

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EP90307622A Expired - Lifetime EP0408356B1 (en) 1989-07-14 1990-07-12 Thermal printer and ink ribbon arrangement therefor

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US (1) US5143461A (en)
EP (1) EP0408356B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2544485B2 (en)
KR (1) KR940006280B1 (en)
AU (1) AU620725B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69010093T2 (en)

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US5429443A (en) * 1992-04-06 1995-07-04 Alp Electric Co., Ltd. Thermal transfer printer with ink ribbon feed controller
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FR2287408A1 (en) * 1974-10-08 1976-05-07 Sagem Device to tension and drive ink ribbon - uses electromagnets to adjust friction of drive applied to two reels
EP0017753A2 (en) * 1979-04-20 1980-10-29 Ascom Autelca Ag Ink ribbon transporting and reversing device
US4577199A (en) * 1983-05-23 1986-03-18 Hitachi, Ltd. Thermal transfer recording apparatus
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US4812063A (en) * 1985-08-20 1989-03-14 Sanyo Electric Ltd. Bidirectional ink sheet driving mechanism in a thermal transfer printer

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FR2089736A5 (en) * 1970-04-15 1972-01-07 Mohawk Data Sciences Corp
FR2287408A1 (en) * 1974-10-08 1976-05-07 Sagem Device to tension and drive ink ribbon - uses electromagnets to adjust friction of drive applied to two reels
EP0017753A2 (en) * 1979-04-20 1980-10-29 Ascom Autelca Ag Ink ribbon transporting and reversing device
US4577199A (en) * 1983-05-23 1986-03-18 Hitachi, Ltd. Thermal transfer recording apparatus
US4675698A (en) * 1984-11-30 1987-06-23 501 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Thermal transfer recording method
US4812063A (en) * 1985-08-20 1989-03-14 Sanyo Electric Ltd. Bidirectional ink sheet driving mechanism in a thermal transfer printer

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EP0408356B1 (en) 1994-06-22
US5143461A (en) 1992-09-01
AU5899490A (en) 1991-02-07
DE69010093D1 (en) 1994-07-28
KR940006280B1 (en) 1994-07-14
AU620725B2 (en) 1992-02-20
DE69010093T2 (en) 1995-01-19
EP0408356A2 (en) 1991-01-16
JP2544485B2 (en) 1996-10-16
JPH0347785A (en) 1991-02-28
KR910002610A (en) 1991-02-25

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